Pop hits were on 45's. And I couldn't wait to go to the store to check the latest releases.

Phone calls from booths were 10 cents.

The speed limit changed from 75 mph to 55 mph.

It was so cool when I got my 10-speed Schwinn bike, with cable shifters. With real "racing" handlebars. Orange. (I miss that bike - she was stolen along with about 200 others locked up together in front of my dorm while a University student.)

Terry Bradshaw was the big man on campus (LA Tech) before he got picked up by the Pittsburg Steelers. My Dad taught ROTC at LA Tech, and I went to the elementary school affiliated with the College's teaching program. So, I was a LA Tech student, at the age 7-11.

Walking down the street with my Aunt's bank deposit from her flower shop. Now who in their right mind would have a young child walk anywhere these days with bank bag containing $1000?

And the flowers for my Aunt's shop came weekly as cargo on the Trailway's bus. There was no FedEx. If a rural town wanted something, it came by bus.